It only takes ten minutes to get on stage, but it takes ten years of skill behind it.
At the Spring Festival Gala, a golden dance of "Thousand Hands Guanyin" left a deep shock on the national audience.
Since then, this dance troupe has become famous, and its lead dancer, Tai Lihua, has become famous overnight. However, did you realize that the performers of this dance are all disabled?
Tai Lihua is a deaf and dumb lead dancer, and she spent 29 years performing this work that shocked the world.
However, despite the high-profile fame and fortune, this girl who can't hear applause and can't speak has been pursued by a rich man for 8 years!
How is the deaf and dumb dancer who once amazed the world doing?
Tai Lihua was born in an ordinary family in Yichang City, Hubei Province, and is the only daughter in the family.
At the age of two, she developed an acute high fever and, although she managed to escape life-threatening conditions, permanently lost her hearing.
Tai Lihua's parents finally made up their minds when she was four and a half years old and sent her to Zhengzhou School for the Deaf and Dumb.
When Tai Lihua first arrived in the new environment, she was very uncomfortable, and she felt scared of everything that was unfamiliar here.
However, she gradually realized that there are many children in the world who are also facing the challenge of hearing impairment.
Some of them are cheerful and optimistic, while others are introverted and silent, but everyone is trying to communicate with the world and encourage each other to be each other's best partners.
Under the careful guidance of her teachers, Tai Lihua gradually adapted to life in a school for the deaf and mute, and she mastered literacy and sign language, and could communicate with others through gestures.
Even though she lives in a silent world, she still dedicates herself to her studies and strives not to fall behind her classmates.
Unexpectedly, on the thorny road, beautiful flowers can bloom.
Tai Lihua often came out on top of her class, and her excellent grades were affirmed by her teachers and classmates, which rekindled her hope for life.
In a ** class in a deaf and dumb school, Tai Lihua experienced the rhythm and vibration of ** by the teacher tapping the floor.
In this quiet world, she felt "strange" for the first time, and also came into contact with the concept of ** for the first time. Since then, Tai Lihua has been fond of ** and dance.
In order to learn dance, Tai Lihua needs to work harder than the average person, because she can't rely on auditory sensation**, and can only form muscle memory through repeated practice.
Tai Lihua needs to practice dozens of times to memorize every movement, even though the dance has more than 700 beats, and others can roughly master it with just a few practices.
Tai Lihua made her debut on the stage of La Scala in Italy in 1992, and she conquered the audience with her oriental dance "Dunhuang Painted Sculptures".
At that time, the audience was very surprised that a deaf and mute person could dance at such a high level, and this successful performance opened the door for Tai Lihua to enter the road of dance.
Tai Lihua held a performance of "Spirit of the Sparrow" in Carnegie Hall ** in New York, which once again captivated the entire audience.
The audience stood up and applauded, and even one important audience member excitedly presented flowers to Tai Lihua, saying that it was the most shocking dance performance he had ever seen in his life.
The 26-year-old joined the China Disabled People's Art Troupe in 2002 as an actor captain. Over the next two and a half years, she led the group on a tour of 275 performances in 22 provinces and cities and 16 countries in China.
The global audience applauded the premiere of "Guanyin with a Thousand Hands" at the closing ceremony of the Athens Paralympics.
Guanyin with a Thousand Hands was performed so brilliantly at the 2005 Spring Festival Gala that it became an overnight sensation and was loved by hundreds of millions of Chinese audiences.
Tai Lihua has experienced the transformation from a deaf girl to an international dance master, and it was dance that changed her destiny.
Inspired by her teacher, Tai Lihua felt the charm of ** through her body, just like Helen Keller experienced the meaning of water through her sense of touch.
She found self-expression and spiritual sustenance through **, which opened a new chapter in her life.
Since Tai Lihua appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, her popularity has increased rapidly, and although she is disabled, she has not lacked followers.
A wealthy businessman from Malaysia, unlike other suitors, was deeply attracted to Tai Lihua, so he pursued her desperately for 8 years.
However, Tai Lihua rejected him many times, which made everyone confused and did not understand why she repeatedly refused to marry a wealthy family.
Tai Lihua already has a favorite object.
Tai Lihua is just an ordinary deaf and dumb girl, and she doesn't have the shining dancing aura she has now.
Tai Lihua happened to meet Li Chun, an outstanding student of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, when she was alone carrying a bulky suitcase and came to the stairwell of the community where Li Chun's house was located, but she was met by a closed door.
The girl carried her luggage alone and with difficulty, which attracted Li Chun's attention.
He stepped forward to offer help, and through gestures and pen and paper, he realized that the girl was deaf and mute, and she was also a dancer.
The two talked for nearly 6 hours, leaving each other with a friendly attitude of *** Li Chun, which made Tai Lihua have a good impression of him.
The two keep in touch constantly, and eventually fall in love with each other. After 8 years of love, Tai Lihua and Li Chun finally got married and entered the palace of marriage.
Soon after they got married, they welcomed a lovely baby, and the family of three has lived a happy life ever since.
After having a happy family of her own, she gradually faded out of the stage and devoted more time and energy to public welfare.
She is actively involved in various charitable causes, with a special focus on the rights and interests of children with disabilities.
She was named one of the 100 moving Chinese figures since the founding of New China.
As the leader of the China Disabled Persons Art Troupe, she is committed to cultivating the artistic talent of people with disabilities, hoping that they can use art to change their fate and find a suitable stage for themselves.
Through her own efforts, Tai Lihua has also set up "My Dream" Harmony**, and has donated more than 3 million yuan to the ** disaster areas and poor areas in Sichuan to help local residents rebuild their homes.
Tai Lihua has long sponsored some disabled children from poor families and given them help in their studies and life, which shows her kindness and love.
Tai Lihua did not end her life stage performance here, but continued to live wonderfully in another way, she helped others with kindness and love, which is also an art that requires perseverance and perseverance.
She devotes her influence and resources to public welfare causes, so that more children can have equal educational opportunities and live happy lives. This has also become the motivation for her continuous efforts on the road of public welfare.
Tai Lihua is 47 years old, but she still has made great achievements in the field she loves, and silently speaks for people with disabilities around the world.